Machine for shaping fabrics.



No. 653,846. Patented .luly- I7, |900.

T. .H. PABH'Y G. J. MCCLINTCK.

MACHINE FOR SHAPING FABRICS.

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No.v 653,846. Patented IuIy I7, |900. T. H. PARRY 8. J. MGCLINTUCK. MACHINE FUR SHAPING FABRICS.

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No. 653,846. Patented July I7, |900. T. H. PAnnY & .1. mcLmTocK. MACHINE FUR SHAPING FABRICS.

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THOMAS H.- PARRY AND JOSEPH MGCLIN'IOCK, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS TO THE PARRY MANUFACTURING COMPANICOF SAME PLAGE.

MACHINE FOR SHAPING FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,846, dated July 17, 1900.

Application filed February 5, 1900. Serial No. 4,123. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.'

Be it known that We, THOMAS H. PARRY and JOSEPH McCLINTooK, citizens of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Shaping Fabrics, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our said invention is to pro- Io duce a machine by means of which fabrics may be suitably shaped for further use in the manufacturing arts.

The machine embodying our invention, Which will be hereinafter described, is espe- I5 cially designed for the purpose of assembling the stiifening and outer cover of backstays for buggies; but, as will be obvious, it may by suitable changes of form be adapted tothe work of preparing various other portions of 2o buggy-covers as Well as backstays and to various other fabrics as Well as buggy-covers.

Said machine will now be fully described, and the novel features thereof will then be pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof, and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure l is a top or plan View of a machine embodying our said invention; Fig. 2,

3o a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, an end elevation; Fig. 4, a central vertical sectional View on the dotted lines 4 4 in Figs. l and 3; Figs. 5 and 6, detail sectional views as seen from the dotted lines 5 5 and 6 6, respectively,

in Figs. l, 2, and 4; Fig. 7, a view similar to Fig. 5 except that the movable parts are shown in their operated position, as when a fabric part has been clamped therein; Fig. 8, a view similar to the right-hand end of Fig. 2, eX-

4o cept that the parts are shown in their operative position and on a somewhat-larger scale; Fig. 9, a detail sectional view', on an enlarged scale, showing the fabric in the machine ready to be folded; Fig. lO, a similar view after the fabric has been folded; and Fig. l1 a View, on

a still further enlarged scale, of the fabric separately after it has been folded and removed from the machine, together with the strips by which it is clamped.

Upon a suitable frame l We mount a stationary plate 2 of the general form of the fabric to be shaped, said plate being formed at its corners to receive and hold strips for clamping the fabric when shaped, as will be hereinafter described. Extending out from the sides of the frame up around the sides of the plate 2 are curved arms 3, Within Which are mounted movable clamping-bars 4, which are also, correspondingly -to the plate 2, formed to receive and hold other strips for clamping 6o the fabric. We have shown plain notches of snit-able size in the plate 2 and clamping-bars 4 as the means for receiving and holding the strips in question; but other suitable meansv may of course be employed. These clamping-bars 4 at the points Where they are supported by the arms 3 correspond in shape and fit against the interior faces of said arms; but between said arms they may be plain bars rectangular in cross-section, as shown, or of 7o any other desired form. There are prefer ably four of these bars 4 on each machine, two on each side. Those on either side are separated from each other in the middle, leaving a space to receive appropriate clamps- 7 5 c. g., similar to ordinary spring clothes-pinsforV holding the strips onto the fabric when formed, and said bars do not extend quite to the ends of the machine, so that there is a space at the corners for a similar purpose. 8o Said clamping-bars are held onto the curved arms 3 by suitable fingers 5 and 6, Which extend out around and fit over the outside of said arms 3, as best shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 7. The pairs of clamping-bars on each side are each held together and caused to move in unison by strong handles 7, which are connected thereto, as shown. That point at which the corners of the plate 2 and the faces of the clamping-bars 4 Would come together Were 9o there no notches therein is the axis of rcta tion for said clam ping-bars, so that the fabric being operated upon is evenly turned at that point as said bars are moved.

As heretofore stated, the machine illustrated is especially designed `for use in the manufacture of backstays for buggies, and in these particular parts one end of the leather should be folded at different angles for different kinds of backstays. The end folding derco vice, therefore, as best shown in Figs. l, 4, and 8, is capable of swinging on a vertical. axis to accommodate this movement. The curved Way l0 is shown as pivoted on the verla esas/1e tical bolt 1l, and it carries thereon an end plate l2, corresponding to the main plate 2 and having a corresponding notch or other means for holding a strip, and also carries a movable folding-block 13, corresponding to the folding-bars4 and provided with a corresponding notch Or Other means for holding a strip, said block being movable on the curved guide l0 and Operated by means of a handle 14, attached thereto.

The box B, which is shown in the drawings as mounted in the frame below the table, is provided merely as a convenient receptacle for a quantity of the clamping-pins used to hold the strips which are applied to the fabric.

In use the machine of our invention is operated as follows: Two strips s2 are laid in the grooves Or notches in the corners of the plate 2 and when in position fill said grooves or notches up to the level of the surface of the plate. Other corresponding strips s* are laid in the grooves or notches in the clamping-bars 4 and form vertical walls extending up the distance of their width from the extreme edges of the strips s2 when laid in the plate 2.v Corresponding strips S12 and 313 are fitted into the grooves Or notches in the parts 12 and 13 in a corresponding manner, the structure, which is composed partly of said last-named parts, being swung to such position as desired on the vertical pivot-bolt ll, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. l. The piece of fabric f, having previously been cut tO the desired form, is laid into the machine in the position shown and pressed down smoothly Onto the plate 2 and the strips s2 laid in the grooves therein, its edges extending up vertically and bearing against the strips s4. The clamp-bars 4 and the clamp-block 13 are then thrown over into the position indicated in Figs. 7 and 8, folding the edges of the fabric over, as will be readily understood, between the several strips which have been placed inthe machine. Suitable means, such as the small spring-clam ps heretofore referred to, (not shown,) are then applied to the strips to hold them Onto the edges of the folded fabric. The clamping blocks and bars are then thrown back, and the fabric, with the strips attached thereto, is removed and laid aside to set and dry.

It should be mentioned that prior to folding over the edges Of the leather Or other outside cover upon the stidening in forming this fabric glue or paste is applied tO said edges in order that when said edges have become set and dried they will retain their form after the strips are taken off and until the lining is applied and sewed thereto.

By means of our invention we are able by providing a suitable quantity Of strips and small clamps or holders to use a single machine repeatedly and to any extent desired.

Having thus fully described Our said invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

.1. The combination of a plate formed at its edges to'receive and hold removable strips, and clamping-bars adapted to fold over onto the edges of said plate and having their faces at point-s Opposite the edges of the plate also formed to receive and hold removable strips, whereby, in forming fabrics, the edges thereof may be folded over and held between said removable strips and together with said strips removed from the machine.

2. The combination of a plate formed to receive removable strips, clamping-bars adapted to be folded over Onto said plate and also formed to receive corresponding removable strips, said clamping-bars being divided in the center leaving spaces whereby fastenings for holding said removable strips together may be inserted, and handles bridging said spaces whereby the bars are held and caused to move together notwithstanding such separation. I

3. The combination of a plate, curved arms extending out from the sides Of said plate, and clamping-bars mounted and moving on said curved arms, said parts being arranged as shown, and the axis Of rotation Of the bars being at the extreme corners of the plate, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a plate, side clamps adapted to be folded over onto said plate and fold the edges Of a fabric laid thereon, and an end block also adapted tO be folded onto the end of said plate and fold the end of the fabric, the structure whereon said end block is mounted being secured in place by a vertical pivot and adapted to be moved horizontally on said pivot whereby different angles of ends may be secured by means Of the same machine, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a stationary base O r plate having grooves in its edges, movable folding or clamping bars adapted to be folded over onto said plate and having corresponding grooves, removable strips adapted to be laid in said grooves alongside the fabric to be formed, and means for securing said strips to said fabric while in the machine whereby the fabric and strips are secured and held tO- gether and removed from the machine in assembled condition.

6. The combination Of a plate to receive the fabric to be formed, curved arms extending outwardly and up around from the base of said plate, clamping-bars tted within the inner sides of said curved arms and provided with lingers which embrace the same,\vhereby said clamping bars are adapted to travel around said curved arms and over upon said plate and thereby fold and clamp the fabric placed thereon.

. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 30th day of January, A. D. 1900.

THOMAS H. PARRY. [1.. s.] JOSEPH MCOLINTOOK.

LL. s] Wvitn esses:

CHESTER BRADFORD, JAMES A. WALSH.

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